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The New Yorker

The Trials and Tribulations of a Thirteen Year Conservatorship

Saturday, July 17, 2021, By Sophie Gomprecht

Jonathan Martinis, senior director for law and policy at the Burton Blatt Institute was interviewed for The New Yorker article “Britney Spears’s Conservatorship Nightmare.” Martinis provides context for the lack of rights given to those in conservatorships, saying, “The rights…

STEM

Syracuse University’s First NIH S10 Grant Funds State-of-the-Art Microscope

Saturday, July 17, 2021, By Dan Bernardi

For the first time in Syracuse University’s history, a department has received a prestigious S10 Instrumentation Grant from the National Institutes of Health. The S10 program, which supports the purchase of high-tech instruments to enhance research of NIH investigators, funded…

The Hill

Will President Biden Be Denied Communion? Syracuse Professor Weighs In

Saturday, July 17, 2021, By Sophie Gomprecht

Margaret Thompson, associate professor of history and political science in the Maxwell School, quoted in The Hill story “Bishops to debate banning communion for president.” Thompson commented on the controversy over whether or not President Biden should be denied communion…

Media, Law & Policy

‘Does ‘Faith-Based’ Include People Without a Religious Faith?’

Friday, July 16, 2021, By News Staff

Does “faith-based” include people without a religious faith? Mark Brockway is a faculty fellow in religion and political science at Syracuse University. Brockway wrote a research-based piece for The Washington Post’s politics blog, Monkey Cage, in which he discusses how…

Campus & Community

Construction Outside Bird Library

Thursday, July 15, 2021, By News Staff

The University is doing construction outside of Bird Library’s Waverly Avenue entrance as of July 15. Effective immediately, everyone is asked to use the University Place entrance from the Einhorn Family Walk to enter and exit the building. The project…

Campus & Community

COVID Update: Flu Vaccine | COVID-19 Vaccination | Interim Travel Policy

Wednesday, July 14, 2021, By News Staff

Dear Students, Families, Faculty and Staff: It’s hard to believe, but in just over 40 days we will begin welcoming new and returning students to campus. While the volume and pace of our campus updates have slowed dramatically, please know…

Forbes

New Plan to Address the Supply Chain Crisis

Wednesday, July 14, 2021, By Sophie Gomprecht

Patrick Penfield, professor of supply chain practice and director of Executive Education in the Whitman School, was quoted in a Forbes story, “How New White House Plan To Address Supply Chain Crisis Will Impact Companies,” as well as in articles…

Time Magazine

Trump-Era COVID Immigration Policies Continue to Affect Mexican Migrants

Wednesday, July 14, 2021, By Sophie Gomprecht

Austin Kocher, research assistant professor at Newhouse with the Transactional Research Access Clearinghouse (TRAC), was quoted in stories for the Houston Chronicle, a KNKX story, as well as the Time Magazine story, “The Trump-Era ‘Remain in Mexico’ Policy Is Winding…

Campus & Community

Women in Leadership Initiative Adopts Vision and Mission, Offers New Cohort Experience in 2022

Wednesday, July 14, 2021, By News Staff

Syracuse University’s Women in Leadership Initiative (WiL) launched in 2018 when Senior Vice President and Chief of Staff Candace Campbell Jackson set out to create unique experiences that encourage, promote and support the advancement of women faculty and staff. Since…

STEM

When It Comes to the Environmental Impact of Hydrofracking vs. Conventional Gas/Oil Drilling, Research Shows the Differences May Be Minimal

Wednesday, July 14, 2021, By Dan Bernardi

Crude oil production and natural gas withdrawals in the United States have lessened the country’s dependence on foreign oil and provided financial relief to U.S. consumers, but have also raised longstanding concerns about environmental damage, such as groundwater contamination. A…